This year the 20th Annual Conference brought together close to 90 participants from14 Countries: USA, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Check republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Germany, Poland, France, United Kingdom, Finland, The Netherlands.

The 20th Annual Conference has been officially opened on 6th of October by the asoc.prof. Leonas Balasevicius – Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of Kaunas University of Technology, Dr. Virginijus Kundrotas – honorary president of BMDA and Dean of Adizes Graduate School, Prof. Edita Gimzauskiene – president of BMDA and dean of School of Economics and Business, Prof. Panagiotis (Takis) Damaskopoulos -the Industry 4.0 ERA Chair holder at KTU School of Economics and Business and the Executive Director and Head of Research of the European Institute of Interdisciplinary Research (EIIR) in Paris, France, who also acts as the Chairman of the Conference and European Commissioner - Mr. Virginijus Sinkevicius.

Kick off the knowledge and networking fiesta in Kaunas This year Baltic Management Development Association (BMDA) is celebrating 20th Anniversary and has gathered its members and friends to the Annual BMDA Conference “From Digitalization To Value Creation And Sustainability. Implications For Business And Education”, which this year is hosted by School of Economics and Business (KTU) and takes place in Kaunas.

Dear BMDA Members and Friends! Congratulations on beginning of new academic year! Let this celebration of knowledge be the start of new goals, achievements and outstanding success! BMDA Team